What This Privacy Policy Covers
• This policy covers how Copart, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Copart”) treats personal
information that Copart collects and receives, including information related to your past
use of Copart services. Personal information is information about you that is personally
identifiable, such as your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not
otherwise publicly available.
• This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Copart does not own or
control, or to people that Copart does not employ or manage.
Information Collection and Use
General
• Copart collects personal information when you register with Copart and when you use
Copart services.
• When you register with Copart we may ask for information such as your name, address,
email address, phone number, credit card information, business license information,
driver’s license information, zip code, and other financial information. Once you register
with Copart and log in to use our services, you are not anonymous to us.
• Copart collects information about your transactions with us, including information
regarding items you bid on.
• Copart automatically receives and records information on our server logs regarding your
sessions on Copart websites and those of its subsidiaries, and related cookie information.
• Copart uses information for the following general purposes: to contact you, to facilitate
bidding, buying, and selling of items by you through Copart and its affiliated companies,
to transfer title and ownership of items bought and sold by you, and to comply with laws
and regulations related to purchases and sales of items by you through Copart.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
• Copart does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or
nonaffiliated companies except to (i) provide products or services you've requested, (ii)
when we have your permission, or (iii) under the following circumstances:
• We provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with
Copart under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal
information to help Copart communicate with you about offers from Copart.
However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this
information.
• We provide the information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal
process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims,
or upon receipt of a request from law enforcement;
• Copart does not otherwise share personal information about website users with
third parties unless doing so is appropriate to carry out a user’s request or it
reasonably believes that doing so is legally required or is in Copart’s interest to
protect its property or other legal rights or the rights or property of others;
• We may transfer information about you if Copart is acquired by or merged with
another company to the extent permitted by applicable law. In this event, Copart
will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to
a different privacy policy.
• We transfer information about you to sellers of items purchased by you, to buyers
of items sold by you and to their service providers that they may retain to
facilitate the assignment of items to Copart sales venues, and to state and federal
regulatory agencies as part of the title or ownership transfer process.
International Visitors and Customers
• This web site is hosted in the United States. If you are visiting from the European Union
or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S.
law, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the United States which
does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and by providing your personal
data you consent to:
• the use of your personal data for the purposes identified above in accordance with
this privacy policy; and
• the transfer of your personal data to the United States as indicated above.
Safe Harbor Certification
• Copart adheres to the Safe Harbor principles negotiated between the United States and
the EU regarding data protection for customer data and personal data Copart receives
when you register for its services or use its web site. Accordingly, when visiting this web
site or providing personal data to Copart, Copart has taken steps to ensure the adequate
protection of the processing of your personal data.
Cookies
• We may place a text file called a “cookie” in the browser files of your computer. The
cookie itself does not contain personal information although it will enable us to relate
your use of this website to information that you have specifically and knowingly
provided. But the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you
supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created
by other websites. Copart may use cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described
above). In addition, Copart uses encrypted cookies to authenticate the user on each page
after the user logs onto the website. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your
browser. If you’ve set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will
receive the warning message with each cookie. Some Copart features and services may
not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
Communications
• We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to Copart services and
your account with Copart, including but not limited to notifications, service
announcements, and administrative messages without offering you the opportunity to opt-
out of receiving them. Should you choose not to receive certain communications your
access to or use of certain services may not be possible.
Data Storage
• Copart may store your account information active in our databases indefinitely following
the termination of your account with Copart to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Confidentiality and Security
• We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe
reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or
services to you or in order to do their jobs.
• We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal
regulations to protect personal information about you.
• If Copart learns of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you electronically
so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using this website or providing
personal information to us you agree that we can communicate with you electronically
regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of this website.
Copart may post a notice on our website if a security breach occurs. Copart may also
send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances.
Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security
breach in writing. To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw
your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us at
privacy@copart.com.
• Copart takes your security seriously and takes reasonable steps to protect your
information. No data transmission over the Internet or information storage technology
can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. The following is a summary of the measures
Copart takes to protect your information and descriptions of ways we implement these
measures for different types of information you may provide to us:
• Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Copart uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption when transmitting certain
kinds of information, such as financial services information or payment
information. An icon resembling a padlock is displayed on the bottom of most
browsers window during SSL transactions that involve credit cards and other
forms of payment. Any time Copart asks you for a credit card number for
payment or for verification purposes, it will be SSL encrypted. The information
you provide will be stored securely on our servers. Once you choose to store or
enter your credit card number on Copart, it will not be displayed back to you in its
entirety when you retrieve or edit it in the future. Instead of the entire number,
you will only see asterisks and either the first four digits or the last four digits of
your number.
• Vendors and Partners
Copart works with vendors and partners to protect the security and privacy of user
information.
• Employee and Contractor Access to Information
Copart limits access to personal information about you to those employees who
we reasonably believe need to come into contact with that information to provide
products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
• Education and Training for Employees
Copart has implemented a company-wide education and training program about
security that is required of every Copart employee.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
• Copart may update this policy. When we do, we will also revise the “effective date” on
the Privacy Policy. For changes to this privacy policy that may be materially less
restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we
will attempt to obtain your consent before implementing the change. We encourage you
to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting
the Personal Information we collect. Your continued use of this website constitutes your
agreement to this Privacy Statement and any updates.
Questions and Suggestions
• If you have questions or suggestions, please contact us at:
Copart, Inc.
Legal Department
4665 Business Center Drive
Fairfield, CA 94534